Between the Wars
S01 E01 / VERSAILLES: THE FIRST PEACE
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VERSAILLES: THE FIRST PEACE
RETURN TO ISOLATIONISM
THE FIRST SALT TALKS
RADIO, RACISM AND FOREIGN POLICY
THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS
FDR AND HITLER: THE RISE TO POWER
FDR AND HITLER: THE DYNAMICS OF POWER
AMERICA IN THE PACIFIC: THE CLASH OF TWO CULTURES
THE RECOGNITION OF RUSSIA: A CLIMATE OF MUTUAL DISTRUST
LATIN AMERICA: INTERVENTION IN OUR OWN BACKYARD
THE ITALIAN-ETHIOPIAN WAR: AFRICA IN WORLD AFFAIRS
THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR
VERSAILLES: THE FIRST PEACEPresident Woodrow Wilson's idealistic hopes for world peace through collective security clash at Versailles with the harsh old-world real-politik of Europe, which wanted to punish Germany. The resultant punitive treaty, in effect, sows the seeds of World War II. Mini-biographies of Wilson and his mysterious behing-the-scenes advisor, Colonel Edward House, who compromised Wilson's ideals. The startling effects of Wilson's bout with influenza struck him down during a critical period of negotiations. Wilson was forced to compromise his ideals, but he returned home to fight for ratification of the League of Nations.
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